0:00.0	Throughout the 1950s, movie going and pop culture was drastically changing.
0:27.4	The birth of rock and roll music and the increase in driving movie theaters created a new
0:32.5	culture aimed at a new group, the American teenager.
0:37.5	Filmmakers and studios took notice of this and started tailoring their movies towards
0:42.5	this new demographic, creating fun, popcorn and midnight movies that were cheap and quick
0:48.9	to make and would play in double bills at driving movie theaters.
0:58.0	Film producer Jack Harris decided to make a movie that cashed in on the wave of alien
1:02.9	invasion films, but one that were tonally stand apart from the likes of War of the
1:07.6	Worlds or invasion of the body snatchers.
1:10.7	This would be much more jovial, more fun, packed with colourful visuals and even a novelty
1:16.2	theme song, not to mention a hot new up and coming actor called Steve McQueen as the
1:22.3	young cool teen hero.
1:27.9	This flawed film, in many ways, became the quintessential 50s alien monster movie.
1:35.3	One that continues to have a cult following to this day would go on to inspire new young
1:41.0	up and coming horror filmmakers and would even spark a masterful cult classic of a remake
1:47.7	in the late 80s.
1:53.4	Join me as we continue exploring the evolution of alien horror, as we discuss both urban
1:58.7	yayworths and chuck rustles, the blob.
2:08.7	Welcome back to the evolution of horror.
2:10.9	My name is Mike Munter and as ever I am your host.
2:14.7	If you're tuning in for the first time, then welcome.
2:17.5	In this podcast, we explore and dissect history and the evolution of the horror genre by
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